Baytown man on trial for brutal beating of daughter
Baytown Refinery worker Whitaker, 40, faces charges in County Court at Law for beating his daughter with a belt. The girl testified the attack left her legs bruised from knees to hips after she allegedly showed photos to another girl. Whitaker pleads not guilty, saying he whipped her but only as a disciplinary measure. He claims the girl went out at night and that he is trying to raise her properly. The girl’s parents are divorced and she asks to live elsewhere.
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Osalle Myers
Baytown
Houston
Aris Whitaker
Baden
Whitaker
Willie Scarborough
Pruett
Pep Mnesher
Cyker
Jailer to be setup soon in East Texas city
In a fragmented local report, Middieton cites a court decision authorizing a monthly salary of 200 dollars for a jailer and notes the Sheriff's Department will oversee the Mar office. The piece weaves through miscellaneous names and events, including refinery work, a garage incident, and various community figures, reflecting a busy but jumbled town scene.
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Middieton
Sheriff's Department
Reds Clash Over UN Secrets Inspections At Armistice
Panmunjom reports say Allied spokesmen charged Friday that Communists seek to inspect secret UN equipment during the armistice while Allies ban inspections aimed at gathering military intelligence. Meanwhile Peiping radio claimed two Kaesong armistice zone violations as talks pivot on prisoner exchange and joint Red Cross teams.
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Iei
United Nations
Thursisy
Korea
Alied
Don Q. Darrow
Peiping
Kaesong
Alli
Treasury Accused of Stifling Tax Probe
Congress member Cecil R King charged the Treasury Department with attempting to stifle a congressional tax scandal inquiry by interfering with investigations in New York The subcommittee also claimed to have obtained evidence showing key documents were moved to Washington as the grand jury case neared formal action The documents involved figures tied to the Internal Revenue Bureau and New York alcohol tax units and were temporarily kept by the House sergeant at arms pending clarification.
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Washington
Cecil R. King
Treasury Department
New York
California
International Revenue Intelligence
Subcommittee
Ring
House
Internal Revenue
Joseph O. Wunan Jr
James B. E. Olson
Fact August
Carroll A. Mealey
Daniel A Bolich
King
San Francisco
Internal Revenue Office
Hing
Treasury
Oil Workers Vote For Nationwide Strike In Major Gulf Pact
CIO Oil Workers International Union reports strong strike support across Colorado Wyoming and Texas Gulf Coast units. Be Beaumont Port Arthur Texas City and Houston units voted to walk if wage increase rejected. In Wyoming overwhelming vote favors walkout. About 500 workers would be affected. sector includes refining with Gulf Coast Texas and Great Lakes at risk. Oklahoma City detour notes Japanese student race policy clash at Negro School University.
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Denver
CIO Union
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas Gulf Coast Area
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Port Neenes
Texas City
Houston
Gasper—ail
Sinclair
Gulf Coast
Texas
Great Lakes
Burglars Hit Baytown Three Times In Night Of Theft
Police investigate three Baytown break ins last night at Renfro Humble Station Market End Wisconsin Baytown Hardware Store and Magnolia service station. Cash was stolen at Renfro Humble. rifles hunting knives and cash box missing at other sites. Entry at Renfro Humble via back window. Magnolia tied to broken back door and two broken windows.
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Baytown
Renfro Humble
Market End
Wisconsin
Magnolia
North Main
James
Thelves
City Driver Hits Jackpot From Rusty Slot In Shell Load
A Baytown truck driver found a rusted slot machine in a shell dump on West Main. The machine yielded $1,359 inside but officials said Baytown has no slot machines and cannot act. the case is unclear as the machine was turned over to authorities.
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West Mein
Baytown
H. 5
McKee
O. 5
McCullough
CW. Grantham
McKze
Elmo Anderson
West Main
Kilgore
Jim Owens Dies At 61 In Highlands
Jim Owens 61 of Highlands died at 3 pm yesterday at Galveston Macr ine Hospital after a period of illness. He had lived here 31 years and operated a fishing camp before his illness. Survived by widow Claudie Owens son J C Owens Highlands and one granddaughter, two sisters Bessie West Fort Worth. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow at Earthman Cappel with Rev George English Baptist Temple officiating. Burial in Hill of Rest Cemetery.
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Jim Owens
Highlands
Galveston Macrine Hospital
Owens
South Tompkins Road
Claudie Owens
J. C. Owens
Bessie West
Fort Worth
Earthman Cappel
George English
Baptist Temple
Hil of Rest Cemetery
Tax Agent Fired For Peddling Jackson Day Dinner
Frank Scofield former Dallas Texas internal revenue collector was ousted for alleged conduct tied to selling tickets for a Jackson Day dinner in Austin two years ago. The resignation followed a forceful purge of Revenue Bureau officials as part of a broader tax scandal.
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Austin
Frank Scofield
Internal Revenue
Texas
Internal Revenue Bureau
John B. Dunlap
Seton Hospital
Ben ‘Kaglan
Houston Press
Hag
Tao
Schofield
Kaplan
Kray
Scofield
Dunlap
Sness
Field
Eugene L. Meyer
Meyer
Truman Saif
Seafield
Dallas
Snd
Freeme Ter
Texasway
James N. Cogner
Bureau ‘of Internal Revenue
Depuy
Truman backs chiefs in public showdown
President Truman expressed fullest confidence in the joint chiefs of staff and urged reporters to shift from probing political plans for 1984 to discussing other topics. He said it was time to move on and avoid a circus atmosphere.
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Truman
Washington
Tevumian
Robert Taft
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New Auto License Plates Going Fast Says Tax Collector
The 1952 auto plates went on sale at the County Tax Office this morning and by 11 p.m. about 109 plates had been sold along with 50 reserved numbers. Substations won’t open until March, and the deadline to place plates on cars is April 1. Plates are black with orange letters, reversed from last year, Baytown numbers will be MB, and Harris County has over 300,000 vehicles to cover in six weeks.
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A. B. Collins
Carl Smith
Smith
Baytown
Harris County
Councilmen To Rule On Company Rate Hike Request
The Southwestern Associated Telephone Company seeks a rate hike above 50 per cent with a council meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Attendents outline increases by service type from one to four party lines. City Manager Middleton notes the request aims for a fair return on investment, claiming current return is about 2 percent.
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Southwestern Associated Telephone Company
Robert Strickland
Reid, Strickland’ and Gillette
Strickland
Ray F. Red
General Commercial
Middleton
New Oak Ridge Plant Aims to Power Nation with Homogeneous Reactor
Scientists at Oak Ridge, Tennessee reveal a new homogeneous reactor concept that could produce large amounts of electricity in the not distant future. Officials describe ongoing multimillion dollar bets on atomic power and note progress in shielding reduction and potential aerospace applications.
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Josser L. M
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Newsimen Sane
Weretat
AEC
Oak Ridge Atomics
Weinberg
Oak Ridge
Atomic Energy O
Harwell
Oil Painting Of Refinery Scene Unveiled At Baytown Bank
Hugh Echols Jr. of Citizens National Bank unveils a Baytown Refinery mural on the south mezzanine wall. The Houston artist Charles Schorze painted the scene featuring the No 2 cat cracker unit and Bow units, after Echols began his search for art to depict local wealth.
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Hugh Echols Jr
Citizens, National Bank and Trust Company
Baytown
Dong
Charles Schorze
Houston
Oit
Indy
Tae
Nti
Oil Truck Fire On Market Street In Baytown
Baytown residents crowded Market Street after an empty Robertson Transport Ga oil truck caught fire near the Cour Club area. Fire Chief A H Lintelman said safety valves functioned and the blaze caused four tires to blow from the trailer with only scorched paint and no cab damage.
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Rogers
Cour Club
Avenue
A, H- Lintelman
Holstan
Baytown
Mrs. Ida Julia North Dies at Local Hospital
Ida Julia North BT died at a hospital. She lived on the Tri City Beach Road. She is survived by her husband Forest Way North two sisters Mrs Harry Doggett and Mrs C W Woods both of Logansport Indiana and a brother Alfred Pat ous of Chicago. Funeral arrangements await confirmation from relatives Paul W Lee Funeral Home will announce rites.
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Ida Julia North
Tri-City Beach Road
Forest Way North
Harry Doggett
Noth
Loganspot
Indiana
Alfred Patous
Chicago
Paul WU
Lee Funeral Home
Hi NEIGHBOR That candidate said his heart was
A fragmented line from a local page shows a candidate stating his heart was something, hinting at a broader personal or political remark. The readable fragment provides no clear outcome, date, or event context.
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